Drag – A Gmail add-on that turns emails into a Kanban board. Each conversation becomes a card in
Quick promise: This article gives you a clean, repeatable way to apply Drag – A Gmail add-on that turns emails into a Kanban board. Each conversation becomes a card in without spending your whole day in your inbox.
a column (like "To Do", "In Progress", "Done"). You can assign tasks, add internal notes, and automate movement between columns. It's great for shared inboxes (customer support, sales leads) but also for personal project management within email.
Drag's AI features include templated replies and automated card creation from incoming emails. By visualizing email as tasks, it helps prevent things from slipping through the cracks.
Each of these tools leverages AI in a slightly different way, but all aim to cut your email workload. Some focus on filtering and deleting (Inbox Zapper, Clean Email), others on writing and summarizing (Bardeen, Copilot/Gemini), and others on organizing workflow (Drag, SaneBox).
Even if you don't use all of them, experiment to see which fits your style. For example, pairing SaneBox (to hide clutter) with an AI draft tool like Bardeen or Outlook's Copilot can cover both ends: your inbox stays clean, and replies take less effort.
As one Zapier analysis notes, a combination of tagging and summarization features in modern AI tools can "shave minutes off every message". Actionable Takeaway: Try implementing at least one AI helper. For example, start with Clean Email or Inbox Zapper to bulk-delete junk.
Then add an AI composer (like Gmail's Gemini) for faster replies. The upshot: automating even 10–20% of your email work can reclaim dozens of hours a year. To explore more AI productivity tips, check out InboxDetoxPro's roundup of inbox automations.
Wrap-up
Your inbox should support your work, not run it. Pick one idea from this article and apply it today. Tomorrow, stack the next small change. That’s how inbox calm becomes automatic.